Rialto Building

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

From the record

One of 12 National Register listings published here for Bowie County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.

Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 317 State Line Ave., Texarkana, 75501
When was it listed? June 1982
Category. building
Census division. Texarkana
Architectural style. Neoclassical architecture
National Register reference number. 82004493 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

284 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 284 fires within 5 miles of Rialto Building between 1993 and 2020, burning about 817 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 16 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	133
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	93
Arson/incendiarism	16
Equipment and vehicle use	10
Misuse of fire by a minor	8
Smoking	7
Power generation/transmission/distribution	7
Railroad operations and maintenance	4
Recreation and ceremony	3
Natural	3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
8 September 2013	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	420 STIPP LANE
8 September 2013	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	BUCHANAN RD/SMITH RD
8 September 2013	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	3406 GIN RD
8 September 2013	Equipment and vehicle use	5.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	6296
7 September 2013	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	RAY/GILLAM
7 September 2002	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 2011	Smoking	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 2006	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	LINDEN - 634

Every fire recorded in Bowie County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Rialto Building: 10 past producers, 5 producers, 1 unknown. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
S. W. A. Pits	Iron	Producer
Hoot Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Kennedy Sand & Gravel Co.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Putch Pit & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Dickey	Clay	Unknown
Gallagher	Clay	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Bowie County

Storms near this property

60 of 100 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Texarkana, the town this property stands in, in 100 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 45 thunderstorm wind, 32 hail, 19 flash flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
May 1998	Flash Flood	Texarkana	2 hurt, $1,100,000	Excessive rain over a short period of time caused numerous flooding problems across the city. Cars were stranded and stalled with several underpasses flooded. A 21 year old woman was critically injured when her car was swept off a road into a drainage ditch. A 20 year old man riding with her managed to pull himself free of the vehicle by grabbing onto a branch hanging over the ditch. An estimated 500 residents were evacuated from their homes including 50 residents of a Texarkana, TX nursing home.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	1 hurt, $1,000,000	Two severe thunderstorms came together over the south side of the city. One severe storm was moving northeastward from southern Bowie County while the other was moving northwestward through Miller County. Both storms collided in an area just south of downtown Texarkana. As a result of the collision, the storm cores collapsed in an area just east of State Line Avenue over a several block area between 16th and 20th Streets. Numerous large trees were snapped or uprooted onto homes and cars in the Glendale Subdivision. As the survey expanded outward to the north near 24th Street and the Woodlawn Cemetery, trees were noted to have fallen in a north or northeastward direction typical of a microburst. Damage was found as far northeast as the Calvary Cemetery area with trees downed in a north to northeast direction. Trees were also uprooted and snapped on the Texas side of State Line Avenue with a heavier concentration along Magnolia Street between 24th Street and 30th Streets. It was noted that the trees fell in a northwesterly direction which would be expected if a microburst had occurred to the south and east of those locations. Numerous homes were damaged on the Texas side of State Line Avenue as a result. Powerlines were also downed throughout the area as a result of either poles snapping or trees falling on the lines. The area impacted by the microburst is approximately 3.5 miles long to the northeast of the origin and 4 miles in width from one end of the damage swath to the other. City and County officials estimate that 44 homes sustained major damage with an unknown number of vehicles damaged. At least 100 damage reports have been collected thus far. Only one minor injury occurred when a tree fell on a home injuring an elderly woman inside.
January 1999	Flash Flood	Texarkana	$166,000	Reports of cars floating off highways in town. West 70th was flooded and closed. FEMA declared a disaster area.
April 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$60,000	Several trees down including a tree across a home. Several mobile homes were also damaged.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$50,000	Trailer homes damaged by high winds along Hwy 67 in the community of Liberty Eylau.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$50,000	Wind gusts to 65 miles per hour uprooted trees and blew the roof off a house.
April 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds rolled a mobile home and blew down some trees.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$40,000	Thunderstorm wind gusts peeled back the roof of an apartment complex off of Main street in Texarkana, Texas.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$40,000	Numerous trees down in the Liberty-Eylau community including one that fell on a home on Macedonia Street. A tree also fell on a barn off of County Road 2516 at the end of Ryan Loop Road.
June 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$40,000	Trees fell across a house causing moderate damage.
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$30,000	A tree fell on top of a home along Harrison Street in the southwest side of town. No injuries were reported.
May 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$30,000	Trees downed on a home at 2411 Laurel Street on the Arkansas side of the city.
June 2007	Lightning	Texarkana	$30,000	Lightning struck a home west of town resulting in a house fire. Moderate damage was reported. No injuries reported.
April 2007	Lightning	Texarkana	$30,000	A lightning strike hit a saltwater tank disposal system from an oil well in the Liberty Eylau community. The explosion blew the top off one of the tanks 50 yards into another yard. Some residents were evacuated as there was a concern over toxic smoke.
September 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$20,000	Structural damage to a commercial storage facility on FM 989 between US-59 and US-67.
May 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$15,000	Trees were downed on the west side of town including one which fell on top of a car on the Texas side of State Line Road. No injuries were reported.
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$15,000	Nine trees reported toppled cutting power to the local area. An aluminum roof peeled off a business and wrapped itself around some trees. The police department garage awning was severely damaged.
February 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$12,000	Carport blown away.
May 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$5,000	A billboard was blown down near the Jarvis Parkway.
May 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$5,000	Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
April 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$5,000	High winds damaged a mobile home office.
April 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds damaged a barn.
August 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	$5,000	Trees were blown down in the south part of the city.
April 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	South Texarkana	$1,000	Vehicle windows were blown out in the parking lot of Liberty-Eylau High School southeast of Wake Villiage, Texas.
April 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	Wind gust of 65 mph reported with tree limbs downed in Texarkana.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	Tree downed on 29th Street and Wood Street.
April 2023	Flash Flood	Texarkana	-	Highway 67 was closed at the railroad track near Lelia Street due to high water.
June 2022	Hail	Texarkana	-	A picture was posted to social media of quarter size hail that fell on the Texas side of Texarkana.
April 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	South Texarkana	-	A 64 mph wind gust was measured at the Texarkana RAWS station (TEXT2).
September 2022	Hail	South Texarkana	-	Social media pictures showed quarter to half dollar sized hail near Texarkana in the Liberty Eylau area.
March 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	South Texarkana	-	The south side of a carport was lifted and bent northward and folded over on top of a steel awning on Leopard Drive in the Liberty Eylau community. A greenhouse was also destroyed. A large limb was broken off of a nearby tree.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	South Texarkana	-	Numerous trees and power lines were downed across the Texas side of Texarkana.
April 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	South Texarkana	-	Numerous trees and power lines were downed in Liberty-Eylau.
March 2016	Hail	Texarkana	-	Nickel size hail fell in Texarkana, Texas.
May 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	Trees were downed on 31st Street in Texarkana.
May 2015	Flash Flood	South Texarkana	-	Numerous roads and highways were flooded and closed due to excessive heavy rainfall.
June 2014	Hail	Texarkana	-	Golfball sized hail was reported in Texarkana on Richmond Road.
June 2014	Flash Flood	Texarkana	-	Seventh Street near the Railroad Bridge was flooded and closed in Texarkana.
April 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	Numerous powerlines were downed across the entire county, including several inside the city limits of Texarkana, Texas.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	South Texarkana	-	Several areas of Texarkana without power. Scattered power outages with some tree damage in the area.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	A tree was downed on a home with powerlines on it at Smith Road and Lonnie Lane.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	A tree was downed across FM 989 and Blankinship Road. Another tree was downed across south bound Hwy. 59 and a tree was downed across Gun Club and Perry Demarce Road.
October 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	Powerlines were downed in Kings Highway about one mile south of Hwy. 59 just outside of the Texarkana city limits.
March 2010	Funnel Cloud	Texarkana	-	A funnel cloud was reported on the northwest side of Texarkana.
March 2010	Hail	Texarkana	-	Dime sized hail was reported along the north side of Texarkana at Summerhill Road and Interstate 30.
May 2009	Flash Flood	Texarkana	-	Street flooding was reported in the west side of town.
May 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	A tree was downed across CR 992 north of town. Powerlines were downed north of town as well.
May 2009	Flash Flood	Texarkana	-	Extensive flooding across the entire county. County roads underwater and closed include 4109, 4125, 4126, 4108, 1306, 4008, 1101 and 2253.
May 2009	Flash Flood	Texarkana	-	Heavy rainfall resulted in swollen creeks in and around Texarkana, Texas which backed up onto several rural roadways. Some of these included the Aiken Creek, Anderson Creek and the Barkman Creek.
September 2009	Flash Flood	Texarkana	-	The railroad overpass was closed at Hwy. 67 and at Hwy. 82 east and Broad Street. Numerous secondary roads were also closed.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	Trees and power lines down near State Line Road.
May 2006	Hail	Texarkana	-	Hail covered the ground.
July 2006	Flash Flood	Texarkana	-	Numerous city streets were flooded and some had the be closed near Potomac and 40th Street.
June 2005	Hail	Texarkana	-	Baseball sized hail fell near FM 2148 between Hwy 59 and Hwy 67.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	Power lines were downed on Hwy 67.
October 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	Gust estimated by Emergency Manager.
November 2005	Hail	Texarkana	-	Hail fell in Texarkana along Hwy 69.
November 2005	Hail	Texarkana	-	Hail fell in the community of Redwater.
June 2005	Hail	Texarkana	-	Hail fell at the intersection of Hwy 59 and 989.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Texarkana	-	Numerous trees and power lines downed on the north side of the city.

Every storm recorded in Bowie County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Property	Distance	Listed
Whitaker House	0.2 miles	1979
Saenger Theater	0.6 miles	1978
Draughn-Moore House	0.6 miles	1976
Texarkana National Bank (Motor Bank and Parking Garage)	0.6 miles	2021
Hotel Grim	0.6 miles	2016
Texarkana National Bank	0.6 miles	2021

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 82004493 in Record Group 79.
Bowie County	All 12 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.